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Level of Significance

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Age

?yrs

Trees

156

Diameter

0.5m

Height - 13m

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Details

Common name
Pin Oak
Botanical name
Quercus palustris
Other name
Maceon Avenue of Honour
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Macedon Ranges (VIC)
Location
Honour Avenue, Mount Macedon VIC 3441
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Commemorative (Historic)
  • Event (Historic)
Date of measurement
26 Jun 2008
Date of classification
26 Jul 2008

Statement of Significance

This Avenue of Honour occurs between Mt Macedon Road and Bent Street along a east - west plane. There are some 156 trees in the avenue and it appears all but 2 of these are <I>Quercus palustris</I> (Pin oak)with the other two examples possibly being <I>Quercus canariensis</I> (Algerian Oak) and another possibly <I>Quercus dentate</I> (Daimyo oak) There are 78 trees on each side of the road with the northern row bisected by Waterfalls Road and Brookes Crescent. The avenue is dedicated to the local citizens of the area that fought in the First World War 1914 - 1918.<BR>It is uncommon to use this species for an avenue of honour planting as normally elms or plane trees were selected.